Re: Ruby and Monika
"It's hard." She nodded. "... but I've been here for over two years now. I think if I didn't have a few friends I'd be really lonely. I guess there's something to be said about risk vs reward, or something like that." This was really demonstrative of how Ruby had grown as a person, not that anyone who just met her would know that.
"Do you, um... want to go get a drink with me? I could use the company in line and I could get you one too if you wanted to try it."